Cowboys’ Church: Malcolm Jenkins Awoke Sleeping Giant, Dez Bryant

Dallas Cowboys safety Barry Church says Philadelphia Eagles defensive back Malcolm Jenkins awoke in a sleeping giant in wide receiver Dez Bryant by trash talking him before the game.

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The Dallas Cowboys squared off against the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday Night Football with first place in the NFC East on the line. The winner of the game would be in the driver’s seat entering the final two games and the loser would be on the outside looking in and fighting for a wild card spot.

Before the game, Eagles defensive back Malcolm Jenkins trash talked Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant on the field and the two were seen exchanging words for a couple minutes before eventually being separated by teammates.

Bryant led his team to a big win with six receptions for 114 yards and an impressive three touchdowns, a first in his career. Cowboys safety Barry Church said Jenkins’ trash-talking had the adverse effect of what he intended. Instead of getting Bryant out of his game, we woke him up and gave him some unnecessary extra incentive.

“I knew he was about to blow up,” Cowboys safety Barry Church said, via the Dallas Morning News. “Once you get him fired up like that, it’s pretty much you better double cover him or he’s just going to go off. When you do that, you’re just waking a sleeping giant.”

If you missed it, you can see the incident below:

Dallas Cowboys safety Barry Church says Philadelphia Eagles defensive back Malcolm Jenkins awoke in a sleeping giant in wide receiver Dez Bryant by trash talking him before the game.

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